diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yml b/.github/workflows/release.yml
index 539b0c98d..169b7ec79 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yml
@@ -40,6 +40,7 @@ jobs:
           commit: "version packages"
           title: "chore: version packages"
         env:
+          NPM_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.NPM_TOKEN }}
           GITHUB_TOKEN: ${{ secrets.GH_TOKEN }}
           GIT_AUTHOR_NAME: asyncapi-bot
           GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL: info@asyncapi.io